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annulus | x |

As a noun annulus

is a ring- or donut-shaped area or structure.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

annulus

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A ring- or donut-shaped area or structure.
  • (geometry) The region in a plane between two concentric circles of different radius.
  • (topology) Any topological space homeomorphic to the region in a plane between two concentric circles of different radius.
  • (astronomy) The ring of the sun not covered by the moon in an annular solar eclipse.
  • (botany) Structure in a fern that consists of differentially thick-walled cells on a sporangium that bend and distort as a result of drying.
  • (mycology) The membranous remnants of a partial veil which leaves a ring on the stem of a mushroom.
  • (oil and gas production) The space contained between the centre well bore and any external tubing. Sometimes used for separated gas flow.

    • Synonyms

    * (topological space) cylinder

    Hyponyms

    * (ring-shaped structure) torus

    Derived terms

    * annulate * annulation

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----